STRONG SECOND HALF LEADS TIGERS OVER WOMEN'S LACROSSE

Philadelphia, Pa. (4/16/14) The Dominican College women's lacrosse team fell to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent, Holy Family University, 13-7, this afternoon in a game played at Tiger Field. With the loss, Dominican drops to 7-6 overall and 6-4 in conference play.

STRONG SECOND HALF LEADS TIGERS OVER WOMEN'S LACROSSE

Team Stats

April 16, 2014

Philadelphia, Pa. (4/16/14)  The Dominican College women's lacrosse team fell to Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) opponent, Holy Family University, 13-7, this afternoon in a game played at Tiger Field.  With the loss, Dominican drops to 7-6 overall and 6-4 in conference play.

The Tigers got on the scoreboard first and led 1-0 just 1:40 into the game.  The Lady Chargers rallied with a 3-0 run on goals by Gina Sparaco (Freeport, N.Y.), Kelly Barbarite (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Allison Smithwick (Commack, N.Y.) to take a 3-1 lead with under 20 minutes remaining in the half.  A 4-0 Tiger run regained a 5-3 advantage, but back-to-back goals from Sparaco and Smithwick tied the game, 5-5 with 4:10 to go before the intermission.  Holy Family University ended the first half with two straight goals for a 7-5 lead at the break.

HFU added to the lead in the first minute of the second half to extend their lead to 8-5, but almost two minutes later Haliann Fitzgerald (Walden, N.Y.) scored a goal on a man-up opportunity to make the score 8-6.

Following a Tiger goal, senior Traci-Joan Muniz* (Middlesex, N.J.) scored a goal on a free position attempt to bring the Lady Chargers within two goals, 9-7, with just under six minutes left in the game.  Holy Family closed out the game on a 4-0 run for the 13-7 win.

Sparaco and Smithwick each scored two goals, with Smithwick adding an assist in the loss.

Barbarite, Fitzgerald and Muniz netted the other DC goals, while Fitzgerald hade an assist.

Goalie Brittany Kiernan (Clarkstown, N.Y.) made nine saves in the loss.

Dominican returns tomorrow afternoon as they travel to Post University.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.